A visit with American Concrete Pipe Association Chair Tom Hartley Few are better suited than Tom Hartley to take the reins as 2024 American Concrete Pipe Association chair while members and staff execute a new strategic plan. With a tenure spanning 29 years at Rinker Materials, he has played a pivotal role across the enterprise, including tours in finance, mergers…
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New processing methods economically recover C33-grade material from construction, demolition and excavation waste streams One of the newest instances of circular economy principles impacting concrete materials is recovery of sand & gravel from inert or contaminated soils tied to construction, demolition and excavation. Investors in next generation wash and classification plants aim to tackle new transportation and environmental economics forcing…
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Successful deployments of treatment technologies for substandard coal combustion products (CCP) signal decades of Class F fly ash supplies for North American concrete producers. Such assurance stands regardless of specification-grade ash availability reflecting power generating station coal to natural gas conversions—or the pace of a broader energy sector shift from fossil fuels to alternative sources. With 6 percent to 15…
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Charlotte-based Concrete Supply Co. signals Carolinas market leadership in a new ready mixed operation serving Greenville-Spartanburg, the heart of upstate South Carolina. Rated at 300-yd./hour, the twin-alley, transit mixed plant occupies just under half of a 20-acre Spartanburg site. It replaces a 1960s’ era, 120-yd./hour central mixed plant that had evolved under Metromont LLC, Greenville, RMC Industries, Atlanta, and Cemex…
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A visit with 2024 Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association Chair Sam Hoehner Two years out from the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute and National Concrete Masonry Association unification, the successor organization’s board chair sees a groundswell of indicators favoring members, allied interests and architectural, engineering and construction parties, concluding, “I can’t think of a better time to be a part…
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Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, underscored a commitment to its Permacon business in Canada with the November 2023 dedication of a new hardscape production line in Anjou, Quebec. The advanced paver, slab and segmental retaining wall operation is built in an existing enclosure across from a twin-machine line whose decades of output supported the Quebec and Ontario hardscape market leader.…
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In an era of continual investments, divestments and mergers of large, global materials producers, it’s easy to view the “big players” as agents of change. But look closely: true innovation is second nature to regional leaders like Superior Ready Mix, a family-owned and operated producer of concrete, asphalt and aggregates based in Escondido, Calif. The company began in 1958 as…
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Insurance cost factors attending traditional wood-frame homes are compelling builders to consider more robust solutions, especially in the face of their properties’ potential exposure to high winds, flooding and wildfires. While underwriting and government agency officials grapple with challenges for individual homeowners and communities, there is growing discussion as to the future of residential construction and single-family home durability. Some…
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The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute recognizes creative, innovative use of architectural, structural precast The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute awarded 19 building and transportation precast concrete projects during the 2024 PCI Design Awards program. A panel of engineers, architects, and precast concrete producers judges all nominees on aesthetic, structural, and use versatility; site, energy and operational efficiency, and risk reduction; and resiliency, such…
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